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	'''Hasan Cemal''' (born 1944) is a Turkish journalist, writer and grandson of ].<ref name=Weekly>{{cite news\|last=Sassounian\|first=Harut\|title=Cemal Pasha's Grandson Says Genocide, Morgenthau's Great Granddaughter Doesn’t\|url=http://www.armenianweekly.com/2011/04/05/cemal-pasha/\|accessdate=24 May 2013\|newspaper=Armenian Weekly\|date=5 April 2011}}</ref> He was the editor of '']'' from 1981 to 1992, and of '']'' from 1992 to 1998. In 2013 he resigned from the '']'' newspaper after Prime Minister ] had criticised his article supporting '']''s publication of minutes of a parliamentary visit to Öcalan, and ''Milliyet'' suspended him and refused to publish his returning column.<ref>], 19 March 2013, </ref>		'''Hasan Cemal''' (born 1944) is a Turkish journalist, writer and grandson of ].<ref name=Weekly>{{cite news\|last=Sassounian\|first=Harut\|title=Cemal Pasha's Grandson Says Genocide, Morgenthau's Great Granddaughter Doesn’t\|url=http://www.armenianweekly.com/2011/04/05/cemal-pasha/\|accessdate=24 May 2013\|newspaper=Armenian Weekly\|date=5 April 2011}}</ref> He was the editor of '']'' from 1981 to 1992, and of '']'' from 1992 to 1998. In 2013 he resigned from the '']'' newspaper after Prime Minister ] had criticised his article supporting '']''s publication of minutes of a parliamentary visit to Öcalan, and ''Milliyet'' suspended him and refused to publish his returning column.<ref name="hurriyetdailynews.com">], 19 March 2013, </ref>

	He is best known for acknowledging and apologizing for the ], a crime which was perpetrated by Pasha.<ref name=Baydar>{{cite news\|last=Baydar\|first=Yavuz\|title=Facing Turkey's Past: Struma and 1915\|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yavuz-baydar/facing-turkeys-past-strum_b_1893729.html\|accessdate=24 May 2013\|newspaper=Huffington Post}}</ref> His 2012 book on the subject (written in response to the 2007 assassination of his friend ]) is titled ''1915: Ermeni Soykırımı'' (English: ''1915: Armenian Genocide'').<ref name=Baydar/>		He is best known for acknowledging and apologizing for the ], a crime which was perpetrated by Pasha.<ref name=Baydar>{{cite news\|last=Baydar\|first=Yavuz\|title=Facing Turkey's Past: Struma and 1915\|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yavuz-baydar/facing-turkeys-past-strum_b_1893729.html\|accessdate=24 May 2013\|newspaper=Huffington Post}}</ref> His 2012 book on the subject (written in response to the 2007 assassination of his friend ]) is titled ''1915: Ermeni Soykırımı'' (English: ''1915: Armenian Genocide'').<ref name=Baydar/>

	==Background==		==Background==
	Hasan Cemal was born in 1944 in ], Turkey.<ref name=bugun>{{cite news\|title=Hasan Cemal kimdir? (Who is Hasan Cemal?)\|url=http://gundem.bugun.com.tr/hasan-cemal-kimdir-haberi/227341\|accessdate=24 May 2013\|newspaper=Bugun\|language=Turkish}}</ref> In 1965, Cemal graduated from ] with a Political Science Degree.<ref name=dakika>{{cite news\|title=Hasan Cemal Biyografisi\|url=http://www.sondakika.com/hasan-cemal/biyografisi/\|accessdate=24 May 2013\|newspaper=Sondakika\|language=Turkish}}</ref>		Hasan Cemal was born in 1944 in ], Turkey.<ref name=bugun>{{cite news\|title=Hasan Cemal kimdir? (Who is Hasan Cemal?)\|url=http://gundem.bugun.com.tr/hasan-cemal-kimdir-haberi/227341\|accessdate=24 May 2013\|newspaper=Bugun\|language=Turkish}}</ref> In 1965, Cemal graduated from ] with a Political Science Degree.<ref name=dakika>{{cite news\|title=Hasan Cemal Biyografisi\|url=http://www.sondakika.com/hasan-cemal/biyografisi/\|accessdate=24 May 2013\|newspaper=Sondakika\|language=Turkish}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	Cemal began working for the weekly '']'' in 1969 and soon thereafter, he became an Ankara representative of the '']'' newspaper.<ref name=bugun /> Between the years 1981 and 1992, he was the chief editor of the Cumhuriyet newspaper.<ref name=dakika /> He resigned in January 1992 in a dispute over editorial policy: "I tried to widen the spectrum, to keep the balance. But they (old-guard intellectuals) always resisted, calling us plotters, tools of big business and the United States".<ref name=Pope>Hugh Pope, '']'', 12 May 1992, </ref> He became the editor of the '']'' newspaper in May 1992,<ref name=Pope/> remaining in the position until 1998.<ref name=bugun /> From 1998 he worked for '']''.		Cemal began working for the weekly '']'' in 1969 and soon thereafter, he became an Ankara representative of the '']'' newspaper.<ref name=bugun /> Between the years 1981 and 1992, he was the chief editor of the Cumhuriyet newspaper.<ref name=dakika /> He resigned in January 1992 in a dispute over editorial policy: "I tried to widen the spectrum, to keep the balance. But they (old-guard intellectuals) always resisted, calling us plotters, tools of big business and the United States".<ref name=Pope>Hugh Pope, '']'', 12 May 1992, </ref> He became the editor of the '']'' newspaper in May 1992,<ref name=Pope/> remaining in the position until 1998.<ref name=bugun /> From 1998 he worked for '']''.

	During the heightened tensions between the ] and the Turkish government, Hasan Cemal would be noted for conducting interviews with notable PKK leaders such as ] and ].<ref name=bugun /> In 2013 the '']'' newspaper he wrote for suspended him for two weeks after Prime Minister ] had criticised his article supporting '']''s publication of minutes of a parliamentary visit to Öcalan. When ''Milliyet'' then refused to publish his returning column, he resigned.<ref~~>], 19 March 2013, </ref~~>		During the heightened tensions between the ] and the Turkish government, Hasan Cemal would be noted for conducting interviews with notable PKK leaders such as ] and ].<ref name=bugun /> In 2013 the '']'' newspaper he wrote for suspended him for two weeks after Prime Minister ] had criticised his article supporting '']''s publication of minutes of a parliamentary visit to Öcalan. When ''Milliyet'' then refused to publish his returning column, he resigned.<ref name="hurriyetdailynews.com"/>

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Hasan Cemal (born 1944) is a Turkish journalist, writer and grandson of Djemal Pasha. He was the editor of Cumhuriyet from 1981 to 1992, and of Sabah from 1992 to 1998. In 2013 he resigned from the Milliyet newspaper after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had criticised his article supporting Milliyets publication of minutes of a parliamentary visit to Öcalan, and Milliyet suspended him and refused to publish his returning column.

He is best known for acknowledging and apologizing for the Armenian Genocide, a crime which was perpetrated by Pasha. His 2012 book on the subject (written in response to the 2007 assassination of his friend Hrant Dink) is titled 1915: Ermeni Soykırımı (English: 1915: Armenian Genocide).

Background

Hasan Cemal was born in 1944 in Istanbul, Turkey. In 1965, Cemal graduated from Ankara University with a Political Science Degree.

Career

Cemal began working for the weekly Hakkı Devrim in 1969 and soon thereafter, he became an Ankara representative of the Cumhuriyet newspaper. Between the years 1981 and 1992, he was the chief editor of the Cumhuriyet newspaper. He resigned in January 1992 in a dispute over editorial policy: "I tried to widen the spectrum, to keep the balance. But they (old-guard intellectuals) always resisted, calling us plotters, tools of big business and the United States". He became the editor of the Sabah newspaper in May 1992, remaining in the position until 1998. From 1998 he worked for Milliyet.

During the heightened tensions between the PKK and the Turkish government, Hasan Cemal would be noted for conducting interviews with notable PKK leaders such as Abdullah Öcalan and Murat Karayilan. In 2013 the Milliyet newspaper he wrote for suspended him for two weeks after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had criticised his article supporting Milliyets publication of minutes of a parliamentary visit to Öcalan. When Milliyet then refused to publish his returning column, he resigned.

Armenian Genocide

Hasan Cemal always believed in the official Turkish governmental narrative that the genocide did not occur. However, after Hasan Cemal traveled to Armenia and visited the Armenian Genocide memorial, he published a book entitled 1915: The Armenian Genocide. The book would go on to be a bestseller in Turkey. Cemal remarked in his book, “To deny the Genocide would mean to be an accomplice in this crime against humanity.”

The book highlights Cemal's "personal transformation" and his experiences in Armenia. While Cemal was in Armenia, he had an opportunity to meet and have lunch with Armen Gevorkyan, the grandson of the man who assassinated his grandfather Djemal Pasha in 1922.

Cemal would eventually apologize to all Armenians for the Armenian Genocide. Cemal also has insisted that the Turkish government should also apologize to the Armenians for the Armenian Genocide as well.

Works

Some of Hasan Cemal's works include:

1915: Ermeni Soykırımı (English: 1915: Armenian Genocide; 2012)
Barışa Emanet Olun (English: Be One with Peace; 2011)
Türkiye'nin Asker Sorunu (English: Turkey's Military Problem; 2010)
Cumhuriyet'i Çok Sevmiştim (English: I Liked This Republic; 2005)
Kürtler (English: Kurds; 2004)
Kimse Kızmasın, Kendimi Yazdım (English: No one should be mad, I Wrote Myself; 1999)
Özal Hikayesi (English: The Story of Özal; 1989)
Tarihi Yaşarken Yakalamak (English: To Live with History while Living; 1987)
Demokrasi Korkusu (English: Fear of Democracy; 1986)
Tank Sesiyle Uyanmak (English: Waking up to the Sound of Tanks; 1986)